He lost out to the Irish premier’s running mate Richard Timmins, who secured the second seat for Fine Gael in the consistency.

A leading Ulster University academic has said Sinn Fein’s attempts to run an all-Ireland political strategy “looks distinctly ...

Counting began at centres across the country at 09:00 GMT on Saturday. Polls closed at 22:00 on Friday night. A record number ...

Voters across Ireland cast their ballots in the country’s general election on 29 November. First preference vote shares ...

Can a boring election also be surprising? In a year of anti-incumbent anger, Ireland votes for more of the same ...

Micheál Martin has completed a remarkable turnaround for Fianna Fáil to be on the brink of becoming Taoiseach again. Fianna ...

A weekend of comebacks, upsets and records being broken has seen Clare fill its seats in the 34th Dáil. It took until Sunday ...

Ireland's two large centre-right parties are set to begin their search for a coalition partner this week after Friday's ...

Micheal Martin has insisted it is time to "get on with the work" after hailing his Fianna Fail party's performance in Ireland ...

Speaking to reporters in Cork on Sunday night, Mr Martin said it had been a “good day for Fianna Fail”. Hours earlier, he ...

Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in Sunday from a ...

After two days of counting the return of an administration involving Fianna Fail and Fine Gael now looks a much more likely ...